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Updated: See what's new in Build 6 of the GPU-based alternative to Houdini's own Sparse Pyro solver.

Tuesday, May 18th, 2021

New service lets users set up a complete production studio in the cloud. See the price, specs and supported software.

Thursday, April 29th, 2021

Houdini Engine plugins for Unity and Unreal Engine now free for larger studios, not just indie artists.

Friday, February 26th, 2021

Get to grips with Houdini's VFX-industry-standard particle effects tools with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed new introductory tutorial.

Sunday, December 20th, 2020

New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how Gaea's procedural terrain tools extend VFX workflows.

Monday, December 14th, 2020

Industry giant takes stake in the Houdini developer, but no changes to the product roadmap expected.

Monday, November 16th, 2020

Discover which 3D, image-editing and rendering apps will support the first Apple Silicon processors when they ship next week.

Friday, November 13th, 2020

Big update to the procedural 3D software adds KineFX character rigging toolset; updates to Solaris, Karma and the simulation tools.

Wednesday, October 21st, 2020

New spec aims to reboot the GPU compute API for a new generation of CG tools. SDK now available.

Wednesday, September 30th, 2020

See the best new VFX work done in Houdini, plus breakdown videos of how the effects were created.

Tuesday, July 28th, 2020

Can't wait for Houdini 18.5? Check out the neat new topology transfer and rendering options available in Houdini 18 today.

Wednesday, July 8th, 2020

Nifty work from Tangent Animation makes Cycles a Hydra delegate in Houdini's Solaris look dev toolset.

Thursday, July 2nd, 2020

First update to the Houdini edition of the renderer adds support for custom AOVs and debug shading.

Thursday, May 21st, 2020